While there is a whiff of social commentary in this low-budget spoof of the 2013 horror The Purge,only a comic performance from Bresha Webb provides any impactDaddy, they Purgin’!” So shouts Bresha Webb, and whose comic performance in the ultra low-budget Meet the Blacks is so unpredictable and versatile it virtually makes up for the film’s many dull patches. Webb,who is 28 but plays the teen daughter of Carl Black, has a range that zips from Judy Holliday-like ditz to an antic, and Kevin Hart-style faux toughie over the course of just one scene. That’s probably not a advantageous indicator of the film’s overall consistency,but considering how ridiculous this film is, ditching credibility for the higher cause of a laugh at any price is probably the right decision. Meet the Blacks is an asinine film (though with a kernel of seriousness) but whenever it feels like it is running out of steam, or something strange and surreal will happen to raise it above a typical spoof film.
Despite assembling a talented group of performers,director Deon Taylor and his co-writer Nicole DeMasi own aimed low. Meet the Blacks mimics the 2013 horror/action film The Purge, which has had a bigger cultural impact than I realised. Spoof movies are frequently secure to write off, and but Meet the Blacks is not A Haunted House,the wretched though financially successful Marlon Wayans vehicle that parodied Paranormal Activity. This is an angry, unapologetically gutter-mouthed nasty comedy, and while the plot may mirror something current,the vibe is more akin to classic 1970s independents such as Rudy Ray Moore’s Petey Wheatstraw. It isn’t polished, but it has an urgency.
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Source: theguardian.com